As players continue to hack and slash their way through Diablo 4, it’s time to look at the best builds for all classes – and for both leveling and endgame in Season 3.
If you’ve just jumped into Diablo 4 you may be wondering which class is at the top of the tier list when it comes to leveling and making it to the end of the game. Conversely, once you get there you may want to know what the best build is for tackling the enormous endgame.
Below, we’ve listed all the best builds in Diablo 4 for every character class, ranked them into a tier list, and made sure this is done for both the leveling and endgame builds, but we’ve also ranked the best PvP builds in Diablo 4 during Season 3.
We’ll cover the best builds in more detail on our dedicated character class pages for the Sorcerer, Druid, Necromancer, Rogue, and Barbarian. We’ll be sure to update this tier list when Season 4 of Diablo 4 rolls around.
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Is your favorite class at the top of the best build tier list?
Best Diablo 4 leveling builds for PvE
The below tier list is for the best leveling builds in Diablo 4. This means these are the best builds to use for playing through the game and reaching the endgame quickly. The meta is likely to change when the next Season of Diablo 4 rolls around, but for now, the below character classes and their best leveling builds are as follows:
S-Tier
S-Tier represents the very best Diablo 4 builds you can choose for making your way through the game. In the current meta, the mighty Sorcerer and Necromancer are tied.
| Character | Build |
| Rogue | Twisting Blades Rogue |
| Sorcerer | Chain Lightning Sorcerer |
| Sorcerer | Firewall Sorcerer |
| Necromancer | Blight Corpse Explosion |
| Necromancer | Sever |
| Barbarian | Hammer of the Ancients |
| Druid | Pulverize Druid |
A-Tier
If none of the S-Tier builds do it for you, then why not try an A-Tier build? These are also very powerful and popular builds verging on S-Tier quality. The Necromancer, Rogue, and Sorcerer are at the top of the pile.
| Character | Build |
| Necromancer | Bone Spear Necro |
| Rogue | Flurry Rogue |
| Sorcerer | Ice Shards Sorcerer |
| Sorcerer | Ball Lightning Sorcerer |
| Rogue | Barrage Rogue |
| Rogue | Penetrating Shot Rogue |
| Necromancer | Summoner Sever Necro |
| Necromancer | Blight CE Necro |
| Druid | Shred Druid |
B-Tier
While the below builds aren’t considered as powerful as an S and A-tiered build, each one is worth a try if it’s you enjoy the class. The best Druid and Barbarian builds for the current meta are included here.
| Character | Build |
| Druid | Tornado Druid |
| Necromancer | Pure Summoner Necro |
| Barbarian | Rend Barbarian |
| Barbarian | Thorns Barb |
| Barbarian | Upheaval Barb |
C-Tier
The C-Tier builds aren’t considered as effective as those above, but remember, to even make this tier list they must have some value.
| Character | Build |
| Druid | Landslide Druid |
| Barbarian | Upheaval Barbarian |
| Necromancer | Blood Lance Necro |
| Druid | Lightning Storm Druid |
Diablo 4’s endgame features some huge world bosses.
Best Diablo 4 endgame builds for PvE
Just because a build helps you overcome Lilith doesn’t mean it’ll be effective for Diablo 4’s endgame content. Below is a tier list for the best builds in Diablo 4’s endgame – where the real fun begins!
S-Tier
The below S-Tier builds represent the absolute pinnacle of the best Diablo 4 endgame builds. Interestingly, nearly every class is represented here in some form by a build.
| Character | Build |
| Rogue | Death Trap Rogue |
| Rogue | Barrage Rogue |
| Druid | Lightning Storm Druid |
| Druid | Werewolf Tornado Druid |
| Necromancer | Infinimist Necro |
| Barbarian | Double Swing Barbarian |
| Sorcerer | Arc Lash Sorcerer |
A-Tier
If none of the S-Tier builds do it for you, then why not try an A-Tier build? These are also very powerful and popular builds verging on S-Tier quality so each is worth considering for the endgame of Diablo 4.
| Character | Build |
| Druid | Stormclaw Druid |
| Rogue | Rapid Fire Rogue |
| Rogue | Rain of Arrows Rogue |
| Rogue | Barrarge Rogue |
| Rogue | Flurry Rapid Fire Rogue |
| Rogue | Penetrating Shot Rogue |
| Barbarian | Doable Swing Barbarian |
| Barbarian | Rend Barb |
| Barbarian | Upheaval Barb |
| Necromancer | Blight CE Necro |
| Necromancer | Bonespear Necro |
| Necromancer | Bloodsurge Necro |
| Sorcerer | Blizzard Sorc |
| Sorcerer | Ice Shards Sorc |
| Sorcerer | Firewall Sorc |
B-Tier
These endgame builds aren’t considered as powerful as the S and A-tier builds but each one is still worth using:
| Character | Build |
| Sorcerer | Chain Lightning Sorcerer |
| Sorcerer | Meteor Sorc |
| Sorcerer | Arc Lash Sorc |
| Sorcerer | Fireball Sorc |
| Barbarian | HotA Barb |
| Barbarian | Thorns Barb |
| Barbarian | Whirlwind Barb |
| Barbarian | Walking Arsenal Barbarian |
| Druid | Trampleslide Druid |
| Druid | Lightning Shred Druid |
| Druid | Poison Shred Druid |
| Necromancer | Shadow Summoner Necro |
| Necromancer | Blood Lance |
| Rogue | Flurry Rogue |
C-Tier
The C-Tier builds aren’t considered as effective as those above, but remember, to even make this tier list they must have some value in the endgame of Diablo 4.
| Character | Build |
| Sorcerer | Frozen Orb Sorc |
| Druid | Companion Druid |
| Necromancer | Blood Spirit Necromancer |
| Necromancer | Pure Summoner Necro |
| Necromancer | Sever Necro |
Best Diablo 4 PvP builds
These are the best PvP builds you can create for each character class right now:
| Character | Build |
| Sorcerer | Arc Lash Sorcerer |
| Barbarian | Double Swing Barbarian |
| Druid | Lightning Storm Druid |
| Necromancer | Infinimist Necromancer |
| Rogue | Twisting Blades Rogue |